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2 Kings 19:33

He will go back the way he came, and he will not come into this city. The Lord says this.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Hezekiah;   Jerusalem;   Prophecy;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Assyria;   Jerusalem;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Arpad;   Isaiah;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Assyria;   Hezekiah;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Jerusalem;   Mediator, Mediation;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Sennacherib;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Nahum (2);   Holman Bible Dictionary - Assyria, History and Religion of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hezekiah;   Isaiah, Book of;   Israel;   Philistines;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Sennacherib ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Hezekiah;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Interesting facts about the bible;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Urim and Thummim;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He will go backthe way he came,and he will not enter this city.
Hebrew Names Version
By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and he shall not come to this city, says the LORD.
King James Version
By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the Lord .
English Standard Version
By the way that he came, by the same he shall return, and he shall not come into this city, declares the Lord .
New Century Version
He will return to his country the same way he came, and he will not enter this city,' says the Lord .
New English Translation
He will go back the way he came. He will not enter this city," says the Lord .
Amplified Bible
"By the way that he came, by the same way he will return, and he will not come into this city,"' declares the LORD.
New American Standard Bible
"By the way that he came, by the same he will return, and he shall not come to this city,"' declares the LORD.
World English Bible
By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and he shall not come to this city, says Yahweh.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But he shall returne the way he came, and shall not come into this citie, saith the Lorde.
Legacy Standard Bible
By the way that he came, by the same he will return, and he shall not come to this city,"' declares Yahweh.
Berean Standard Bible
He will go back the way he came, and he will not enter this city, declares the LORD.
Contemporary English Version
As surely as I am the Lord , he will return by the way he came and will never enter Jerusalem.
Complete Jewish Bible
By the way he came he will return; he will not come to this city,' says Adonai .
Darby Translation
By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, And shall not come into this city, saith Jehovah.
George Lamsa Translation
But by the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not enter this city, says the LORD.
Good News Translation
He will go back by the same road he came, without entering this city. I, the Lord , have spoken.
Lexham English Bible
By the way that he came to her he shall return; but to this city, he shall not come," declares Yahweh.
Literal Translation
By the way that he came in, in it he shall return; and he shall not come into this city, says Jehovah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
but shal go agayne the waye that he came, and shall not come in to this cite, sayeth the LORDE:
American Standard Version
By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and he shall not come unto this city, saith Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
By the way he came he will go back, and he will not get into this town, says the Lord.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But shall go backe againe the way he came, and shall not come into this citie, sayth the Lorde.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and he shall not come unto this city, saith the LORD.
King James Version (1611)
By the way that hee came, by the same shal he returne, and shal not come into this city, saith the Lord.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
By the way by which he comes, by it shall he return, and he shall not enter into this city, saith the Lord.
English Revised Version
By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and he shall not come unto this city, saith the LORD.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He schal turne ayen bi the weie `bi which he cam, and he schal not entre in to this citee, seith the Lord;
Update Bible Version
By the way that he came, by the same he shall return, and he shall not come to this city, says Yahweh.
Webster's Bible Translation
By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD.
New King James Version
By the way that he came, By the same shall he return; And he shall not come into this city,' Says the LORD.
New Living Translation
The king will return to his own country by the same road on which he came. He will not enter this city, says the Lord .
New Life Bible
He will return by the way he came. He will not come to this city, says the Lord.
New Revised Standard
By the way that he came, by the same he shall return; he shall not come into this city, says the Lord .
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
By the way that he cometh in, by the same, shall he return, - and, into this city, shall he not enter, declareth Yahweh!
Douay-Rheims Bible
By the way that he came he shall return: and into this city he shall not come, saith the Lord.
Revised Standard Version
By the way that he came, by the same he shall return, and he shall not come into this city, says the LORD.
Young's Literal Translation
In the way that he cometh in -- In it he turneth back, And unto this city he doth not come in, The affirmation of Jehovah --
THE MESSAGE
He'll go home by the same road he came; he won't enter this city. God 's word!
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"By the way that he came, by the same he will return, and he shall not come to this city,"' declares the LORD.

Contextual Overview

20 Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent this message to Hezekiah. Isaiah said, "The Lord , the God of Israel, says this: You prayed to me about the message that came from King Sennacherib of Assyria. I have heard you. 21 "This is the Lord 's message against Sennacherib: ‘The virgin daughter Zion does not think you are important. She makes fun of you. Daughter Jerusalem shakes her head at you and laughs behind your back. 22 But who did you insult and make fun of? Who did you speak against? You were against the Holy One of Israel. You acted like you were better than he was! 23 You sent your messengers to insult the Lord. You said, "I came with my many chariots to the high mountains deep inside Lebanon. I cut down the tallest cedar trees and the best fir trees of Lebanon. I went to its highest mountains, its thickest forests. 24 I dug wells, and drank water from new places. I dried up the rivers of Egypt and walked on the land there." 25 That is what you said, but haven't you heard what I said? I planned it long ago; from ancient times I planned it. And now I have made it happen. I let you tear down the strong cities and change them into piles of rocks. 26 The people in the cities had no power. They were afraid and confused. They were about to be cut down like grass and plants in the field. They were like grass growing on the housetops, dying before it grows tall. 27 I know all about your battles; I know when you rested, when you went out to war, and when you came home. I also know when you got upset at me. 28 Yes, you were upset at me. I heard your proud insults. So I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth. Then I will turn you around and lead you back the way you came.'" 29 Then the Lord said, "I will give you a sign to show that these words are true. You were not able to plant seeds this year, so next year you will eat grain that grows wild from the previous year's crop. But in the third year, you will eat grain from seeds that you planted. You will harvest your crops and have plenty to eat. You will plant grapevines and eat their fruit. You will plant vineyards and eat the grapes from them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

By the way: 2 Kings 19:28, 2 Kings 19:36

Cross-References

Genesis 19:6
Lot went outside and closed the door behind him.
Genesis 19:7
He said to the men, "No, my friends, I beg you, please don't do this evil thing!
Genesis 19:15
The next morning at dawn, the angels were trying to make Lot hurry. They said, "This city will be punished, so take your wife and your two daughters who are still with you and leave this place. Then you will not be destroyed with the city."
Genesis 19:16
When Lot did not move fast enough, the two men grabbed his hand. They also took the hands of his wife and his two daughters. The two men led Lot and his family safely out of the city. The Lord was kind to Lot and his family.
Genesis 19:29
God destroyed the cities in the valley, but he remembered what Abraham had said. So God sent Lot away from those cities before destroying them.
Genesis 19:35
So that night the two girls got their father drunk with wine. Then the younger daughter went and had sexual relations with him. Again, Lot did not know when she came to bed or when she got up.
Proverbs 20:1
Wine and beer make people lose control; they get loud and stumble around. And that is foolish.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

By the way that he came - i. e., through the low country of the Shephelah, thus avoiding not only Jerusalem, but even Judaea.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 33. By the way that he came — Though his army shall not return, yet he shall return to Assyria; for because of his blasphemy he is reserved for a more ignominious death.


 
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